Don't care what his record is, this fight was frustrating to watch. He clearly and visibly had Shogun hurt, more than once, then decided to two step back to the center of the cage and let him recover. That's my issue.

Don't care what his record is, this fight was frustrating to watch. He clearly and visibly had Shogun hurt, more than once, then decided to two step back to the center of the cage and let him recover. That's my issue.

We've seen Shogun hurt and firing back a thousand times though. Gustafsson knows this and didn't want to brawl with Shogun. He had a game plan and he stuck with it. I've got no problem with that.

We've seen Shogun hurt and firing back a thousand times though. Gustafsson knows this and didn't want to brawl with Shogun. He had a game plan and he stuck with it. I've got no problem with that.

I do, and maybe it's because I had em -ko-2, but I felt he could have finished, instead of prancing back to the center of the octagon, you know, showed some savage killer instinct, this is the number 1 contender after all. The game plan isn't the end all be all of a fight, there's opportunities that present themselves that are not in the game plan. It's up to the fighter to recognize these and shift into HIGH gear, go for the kill. It gave me a sour taste of him lacking something.

If it helps illustrate my pov any, I also thought Rory could have done the same, and that pissed me off too. (Although, I had him -ko-2 too. )

Well, if these were actual fights or there was no scoring, just win or draw I would agree. Certainly from a spectator stand point I want to see that. But the be all end all is winning and getting a shot. Jones has beaten just about everybody so you don't have to be flashy to get noticed (just not be a rematch, and even then...). In a different division with a bunch of contenders you have to stand out or you become Fitch. LHW, not so much these days. Since Rory doesn't want a title shot, he should be more killer to keep him in people's minds. But I think the end of the Condit fight is still in his head.

I do, and maybe it's because I had em -ko-2, but I felt he could have finished, instead of prancing back to the center of the octagon, you know, showed some savage killer instinct, this is the number 1 contender after all. The game plan isn't the end all be all of a fight, there's opportunities that present themselves that are not in the game plan. It's up to the fighter to recognize these and shift into HIGH gear, go for the kill. It gave me a sour taste of him lacking something.

If it helps illustrate my pov any, I also thought Rory could have done the same, and that pissed me off too. (Although, I had him -ko-2 too. )

I thought Rory could have finished a lot easier (not saying it was easy, just in context) than Gustafsson could have. I'm just saying, you know he's watched Shogun stand in there and throw back (effectively) while he's hurt/gassed. With BJ, you could see he was defeated, and Rory just let off the gas.

^ Also agree Rory cruised. Pretty obvious. He got 3 good rounds of work in though, he will need to fight at that pace or higher to finish Condit, also like he said he didn't want to get caught. I expect him to go hard against Condit and finish which would be a big deal.